In another time, Bernie Sanders—the leader of a primary insurgency that pushed the Democratic Party further to the left than it has been in decades—calling, from the Convention floor, for the nomination of Hillary Clinton would have been hailed as a masterpiece of political stagecraft. But, in Philadelphia in 2016, in the roiling aftermath of the Sanders campaign, that moment did as much to highlight the divisions within the Party as it did the unity that Sanders intended to display.See the rest of the story at newyorker.comRelated:What the Kremlin Makes of Donald TrumpThe Power of “Love” in PoliticsDaily Cartoon: Thursday, July 28th

In the summer of 1964, Donna Cartwright, then a recent high-school graduate known as Don, drove with a friend from Maplewood, New Jersey, to Atlantic City, the site of that year’s Democratic National Convention.

The photographer Philip Montgomery is covering the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia for The New Yorker, following the events of the Convention hall and the protests outside it.See the rest of the story at newyorker.comRelated:The Power of “Love” in PoliticsTim Kaine Takes Back Faith for the DemocratsObama’s Powerful Message: Donald Trump Is Un-American